this one was surprising. a new study finds childcare's centers are not superspreader locations for covid-19. researchers found kids and caregivers transmitting infection at a rate of just 2% to 3%. they also found just 17% of household infections came from a child who caught covid at daycare. the cbs evening news is coming up next on kpix. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, after three weeks and four nominees, congress finally has a new speaker of the house. what it means for funding for israel and ukraine, and why

mike johnson's election is considered a win for hard right republicans. here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪ speak of the people's house is back in vagueness. >> norah: the house has a new leader, so who is louisiana congressman mike johnson. the staunch conservative wants a federal ban on abortion rights and opposes same-sex marriage. what it means for the future of the republican party. hospitals in gaza are overwhelmed as fuel supplies dwindle. the u.n. wants to distribute home birthing kits to thousands of pregnant palestinian women who are inside one hospital. >> the whole system are going to conduct soon. >> getting closer to my mother. >> norah: at a family in ag agony. meet a palestinian american whose mother is trapped in gaza, along with hundreds of other u.s. citizens. >> what is the fear that you carry? >> i have, you know, one hand on my heart and one hand on the phone. >> norah: plus, anti-semitic incidents of nearly 400% in the

u.s. and anti-muslim incidents on the rise since israel hamas war began. >> in this moment, the best way to respond is to stand together united. >> norah: why donald trump took the stand and was fined in that real estate fraud trial in new york. an unprecedented category 5 hurricane makes landfall near a popular tourist destination in mexico. plus here in the u.s., the dual weather with snow out west and warm temperatures in the east. an important recall to tell you about. bagged precut onions linked to illnesses in 22 states. we have the details. ♪ ♪ ♪ who is the man ♪ >> norah: and remembering richard roundtree, the man often called the first black action hero. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us.

tonight, the world is waiting and watching for a ground invasion in gaza. and in a nationally televised address tonight, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu once hamas is doomed and that his military is getting prepared and that his government is working is working around the clock until it reaches victory. no word on what that means p.r. plate comes as gaza's health system is on the brink of collapse. the world health organization says roughly one-third of the territories hospitals are off-line and not functioning as a result of air strikes and the lack of supplies like fuel and medicine. but we begin right here in washington, with a major breakthrough in the house of representatives. after three weeks of chaos and dysfunction among republicans, the g.o.p. finally came together to elect a new speaker of the house. conservative mike johnson of louisiana got the required 217 votes to take the gavel. that is something three other nominees failed to do. cbs's nikole killion is going to start us off tonight from capitol hill.

good evening, nikole. >> reporter: good evening, norah. speaker johnson defied the odds. coming into this race come he was on know mike relatively unknown. now he has been catapulted to second in line to the pres presidency. >> speaker elect mike johnson, the state of louisiana. >> reporter: winning unanimously on the first ballot, louisiana congressman mike johnson claimed what had become a very elusive speakers gavel. after three weeks of stalled business without a permanent leader. >> the challenge before us is great, but the time for action is now. and i will not let you down. >> reporter: the 51-year-old johnson is an evangelical christian, former conservative radio talk show host, and in just his fourth term in congress, the least experienced speaker in decades. but he managed to unite both the hard right and establishment flanks of the party, who fought bitterly over who should lead. so no regrets about your actions? >> absolutely not. this affirms the pact that we

took. >> how does it feel? >> very good. >> reporter: democrats railed against johnson, a staunch ally of former president trump, who helped lead a congressional push to overturn the 2020 election results. >> joe biden won the 2020 presidential election. he is doing a great job under difficult circumstances, and no amount of election to nihilism will ever change that reality. >> reporter: representing northwest louisiana, johnson has taken a sharp stance against gay rights and supports a nationwide abortion ban without exceptions. florida republican matt gaetz, who led the effort to remove kevin mccarthy as speaker, said the hard-liners won. >> if you don't think the movement from kevin mccarthy to maga mike johnson shows the ascendance of this movement and where the power in the republican party truly lies, then you are not paying attention. >> norah: and nikole killion is back with us from capitol hill. nikole, i listened to the speaker's speech today, he

talked about israel, the house passed a resolution backing israel and condemning hamas today, but he made no mention of funding for ukraine. will not happen? >> reporter: we will see, speaker johnson voted against more funding. however, tonight he said he supports additional aid to ukraine with conditions, including greater accountability and clear objectives from the white house. norah? >> norah: nikole killion on the hill, thank you. let's turn now to the war in the middle east fear of tonight, news has learned israel is delaying the ground invasion into gaza as the fate of more than 200 hostages remains uncertain. now this as a humanitarian is growing more desperate by the hour in gaza. cbs's holly williams is in east jerusalem following the latest. good evening, holly. >> reporter: good evening, norah. hamas officials say the death toll in the gaza strip is now over 6,000. but today, president biden said while innocents have been killed, he has no confidence in

those numbers. now, what is true is that the people of gaza appear to be on the brink of a catastrophe. and we should warn you that our story tonight contains some disturbing images. do they seek revenge by killing our kids, cried today, a journalist for the al jazeera television network, his wife, sd grandson were all killed. a third of the hospitals in the gaza strip have stopped functioning, according to the united nations, either because they are damaged or because of a lack of fuel to power their generators. at al nasser hospital in khan yunis, they are still open. still saving lives when they can. many of the injured are very young. "my sister was bleeding," cries this little girl. "my mother was crushed by

rocks." >> the whole system are going to collapse soon. >> reporter: cbs news interviewed dr. muhammed kandeel, the head of e.r., who said the doctors% have no water to wash their hands, and some patients are dying because of shortages. >> the hospital have nothing to offer them, so it's kind know mike cannot be described by words. >> reporter: at al-shifa hospital, doctors are also a warning of fuel shortage. with no electricity, they say, many of their tiny patients would die. more than 5,000 pregnant women in gaza are expected to give with hospitals overwhelmed, the u.n. wants to distribute home birthing kits, containing soap, a plastic sheet, and scissors for cutting the umbilical cord. but so far, they can't get them in. even before this war, gaza was 80% of its people rely on

international aid. then, israel imposed a total siege, blocking food, fuel, and medicine from going in. the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is sheltering around 600,000 displaced people and says it will run out of food by tomorrow. israel says hamas needs fuel for its rockets and military operations and claims home hamas hoarding it out stealing it from civilians, releasing aerial images of these tanks, which it says contain more than 100,000 gallons. we cannot independently verify that. and today, a senior leader from hamas met with the head of hezbollah, a militant group in lebanon with deep ties to iran, and like hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the u.s. with deadly exchanges of fire between israel and hezbollah, that stoked fears that the war

in gaza could expand into a regional conflict. tonight, israel's prime ministes military is preparing for a ground incursion into the gaza strip, and after pressure to delay that action, he said the timing will be decided by his war cabinet. norah? >> norah: holly williams, thank you. well tonight, hundreds of american citizens are trapped in gaza, unable to escape the war zone or find basic supplies. cbs's adriana diaz spoke with a chicago-area man desperate to get his family out. >> i have, you know, one hand on my heart and one hand on the phone. >> reporter: nabil alshurafa says death is getting closer closer to his mother, trapped in gaza. she took this video inside her family's home. >> they are bombing the area. >> i hear the bombs while i'm talking to her. >> reporter: you do?

>> on the phone. it's terrifying. >> reporter: alshurafa, who lives in california, was on a ten day trip in gaza to visit her sick mother, but now is up to 1 of 600 american citizens with no way out. her son, signed up for the state department alerts, authenticated by cbs news. a message for americans in israel, a u.s. ally, provides details for an evacuation ship. one for americans in gaza says the egypt border crossing may open and you should assess your personal safety and security before heading there. negotiations allowing americans out have failed. alshurafa said his mother made four attempt at the crossing but was prevented at one point by an israeli air strike. the u.s. and israel also blame hamas. >> hamas has blocked them from leaving. >> the israeli americans are getting charter flights, cruise ships, food, wi-fi. u.s. citizens in gaza, what are they getting? i truly feel betrayed by my

government. all i'm requesting is equal protection of the citizens. >> reporter: the nation was celebrating when terrible american hostages were released. what was the experience for you? >> i was really happy. at the same time, i also pray that the 500-600 u.s. citizens come back, and honestly, i am kind of just preparing myself right now. you know, for the fact that this might be a reality. where i get a phone call that tells me my mother is not alive. >> reporter: no foreign citizens have been able to leave gaza, and the secretary of state antony blinken has spent a lot of time in the region negotiating. he says it is one of his top priorities to get americans out. the state department told us it has a team working on this around-the-clock. still, norah, alshurafa told us late today that his family is suing the u.s. government, which he says have an obligation to get it citizens out. >> norah: oh, this is so complex. adriana diaz, thank you. back here at home, there was a bit of drama today at the civil

fraud trial of former president donald trump in new york when a judge find a trump again for violating a gag order against criticizing the judges staff. a cbs's robert costa reports, trump was placed under oath to answer the judge's questions. >> we are being railroaded here railroaded here. >> reporter: former president donald trump was ordered to take the witness stand today for about 3 minutes after a manhattan judge arthur engoron accused him of breaking a gag order with these comments, which the judge viewed as directed at his staff. >> very partisan judge, with a person who is very partisan sitting alongside of him, perhaps even much more partisan then he is. >> reporter: trump denied he was talking about anyone on the judges staff, telling and goran it was about you and cohen comee reference to michael cohen, his former fixer who testified today about his alleged fraud. >> violate -- >> no, no. >> were you referring to the car? >> with respect to what?

>> disparaging comments. >> not at all. >> reporter: the judge that he found trump's answer is not credible and find him $10,000, adding his concern about the increasingly overheated environment, engoran set i don't want anybody killed. trump was fined $5,000 last week for comments he made about the judge's clerk, allison greenfield. he had been barred from discussing the staff after he attacked her on social media. the judge also looked at the former president and said "don't do this again or else the fine will be worse," sending a sharp signal he is watching what trump says inside and outside the courtroom. norah? >> norah: robert costa, thank you. turning now to the weather and a major hurricane that has left a path of destruction across mexico's specific coast peer hurricane otis made landfall near acapulco earlier this morning of the monster category 5 storm, ripping roofs off buildings, causing massive flooding, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. and remnants from otis will be

felt here in the u.s. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. absolutely amazing, the transformation this storm undertook a matter of hours, from monday night through the day on tuesday, tropical storm to not just a hurricane, but a powerful category 5 hurricane making landfall near acapulco with winds estimated at 165 miles an hour. heavy rain threat does remain. some of this moisture getting up and into the united states. also a flood threat. and when it is all said and son no mike dunn come on the old side, there could be a foot of r more on the road in parts of north dakota and parts of the upper midwest and the northern plains, and then while at the same time, temperatures here by this weekend, norah come in the mid-atlantic into the mid-80s. >> norah: thank you. the war in the middle east is fanning the flames of hate here in the u.s. today, the anti-defamation

league said anti-semitic incidents have spiked by about 400% in recent weeks. threats against muslims and arabs are also on the rise vehicle cbs's jeff pegues has more on this trobling trend. >> reporter: as tensions are rising across the united states, so are incidents of anti-semitism. the anti-defamation league reports at least 312 anti-semitic incidents in the u.s., including harassment, vandalism, and assault. in the nearly three weeks since the israel-hamas war began. that's up from 64 during the same time last year. >> we have never seen the intensity and we have never seen the spread like we are seeing right now. >> reporter: last week, attorney general merrick garland warned about increased threats to jewish, muslim, and arab communities. the council on american islamic relations reports 774 anti-muslim incidents since october 7th, the highest in

nearly eight years. >> we feel doubly victimized there on one hand, they are watching, again, thousands of civilians be killed. than they are retaliated against with hate crimes and hate incidents. >> three palestine! >> reporter: just this week near chicago, dueling rallies turned violent, and earlier this month, a 6-year-old palestinian american boy was stabbed to death in an alleged hate crime. his mother stabbed more than a dozen times, now home from the hospital and urging people to pray for peace. according to the adl, violent rhetoric online from extremists on their social media platforms is fueling some of these hate incidents. the adl is documented 1000% increase in the daily average of messages mentioning jews and israel. norah? >> norah: jeff pegues, thank you. well, there is an update tonight on that off-duty alaska airlines pilot accused of trying to bring down a plane.

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